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Invest in Niger
A short guide for companies expanding into Niger: the economy at a glance, the rules and steps to set up, and who can help, each with its source.
1. Niger at a glance
Population
27.9 million
Population was 27,917,831 people in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, Niger population, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP
US$21.6 billion
GDP was US$21.6 billion in 2025, in current United States dollars.
Source: World Bank WDI, Niger GDP, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP per person
US$775
GDP per person was US$775 in 2025, in current United States dollars.
Source: World Bank WDI, Niger GDP per person, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Real GDP growth
7.0%
Real GDP growth was 7.0 percent in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, Niger real GDP growth, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Inflation
−1.0%
Consumer prices fell 1.0 percent over twelve months to August 2026, on the BCEAO's year-on-year measure.
Source: BCEAO, UEMOA economic outlook note, September 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of August 2026
Foreign direct investment inflows
US$257.1 million
Foreign direct investment net inflows were US$257.05 million in 2025, in the UNCTAD data.
Source: UNCTADstat, foreign direct investment flows and stock (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
The currency is the CFA franc (XOF), shared by the member states of the West African Economic and Monetary Union.
Source: BCEAO, official site (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
2. Before you set up
The investment agency, any one-stop route, the sectors reserved for nationals and the zones, as the guide found them.
The investment promotion agency is ANPIPS, created by decree on February 3, 2025 and attached to the Presidency.
Source: ANPIPS, presentation page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
A one-stop shop for Investment Code approvals sits within ANPIPS, which is the only body that handles approval requests.
Source: ANPIPS, Investment Code provisions in force (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
No list of sectors reserved for nationals was found; the Code applies to its listed activities whatever the investor's nationality.
Source: ANPIPS, Investment Code provisions in force (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Article 31 of the Code sets a free zone and points francs regime; no official list or count of zones is published on the ANPIPS site or Council communiqués.
Source: ANPIPS, Investment Code provisions in force (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
3. Steps to set up
The main steps, in order, each with the body responsible and its official page.
Setting up in Niger
- Start company formalities at the Maison de l'Entreprise, which the chamber of commerce site lists under formalities.Maison de l'EntrepriseOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: CCIN, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Contact the tax directorate to register your company for taxes.Direction Générale des ImpôtsOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: Niger Ministry of Finance, tax directorate page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Apply for Investment Code approval through ANPIPS, the only body that handles requests, and ask which of the three regimes fits your project.Agence Nigérienne pour la Promotion des Investissements Privés et des Projets StratégiquesRaw-materials list: 200,000 CFA francs (promotional) or 250,000 (conventional)Official page (opens in a new tab)
Source: Niger, order 000034 on ANPIPS filing fees (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of May 7, 2025
- Ask ANPIPS for help obtaining land for professional use.Agence Nigérienne pour la Promotion des Investissements Privés et des Projets StratégiquesOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: ANPIPS, missions and objectives page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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- Register as an employer with the national social security fund.Caisse Nationale de Sécurité SocialeOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: CNSS, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Arrange payments and transfers through your bank, which applies Niger's exchange regulation to transfers under the Code.Ministère de l'Économie et des FinancesOfficial page (opens in a new tab)
Source: ANPIPS, Investment Code provisions in force (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
4. Organizations that help investors
Start with ANPIPS and DGD. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
Investment and business setup
- Get advice
Investment promotion agency
ANPIPS
Agence Nigérienne pour la Promotion des Investissements Privés et des Projets Stratégiques
Receives Investment Code approval requests and helps investors with procedures, land and project follow-up.
Visit ANPIPS (opens in a new tab)Source: ANPIPS, missions and objectives page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Social security fund
CNSS
Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale
Registers employers for social security; its site lists employer affiliation, salary declaration and contribution payment.
Visit CNSS (opens in a new tab)Source: CNSS, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Customs and tax
- Meet requirements
Customs authority
DGD
Direction Générale des Douanes
Runs customs; its directorates cover customs rules, facilitation and special customs procedures.
Visit DGD (opens in a new tab)Source: Niger Ministry of Finance, customs directorate page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Foreign trade single window
GUCE
Guichet Unique du Commerce Extérieur
Hosts the portal for customs declarations, license management and electronic payment of foreign trade operations.
Visit GUCE (opens in a new tab)Source: Niger Trade Portal, single window home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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- Meet requirements
Tax authority
DGI
Direction Générale des Impôts
Runs taxation; its page lists directorates for large and medium companies and tax legislation.
Visit DGI (opens in a new tab)Source: Niger Ministry of Finance, tax directorate page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Finance ministry
Ministère des Finances
Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances
Oversees the tax and customs directorates and publishes finance laws and official communiqués.
Visit Ministère des Finances (opens in a new tab)Source: Niger Ministry of Finance, home page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Chambers and industry associations
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
CCIN
Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie du Niger
Represents members' trade and industry interests; its site lists business formalities, the single window and the Maison de l'Entreprise.
Visit CCIN (opens in a new tab)Source: CCIN, presentation page (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
5. Worth knowing
Fuel supply
The petroleum minister reported a gasoline supply gap of 196.62 million liters for January to August 2026.
What to do: Arrange transport and generator fuel with suppliers, and check the current pump-sale restrictions.
Sources: Niger government, fuel supply deficit report, October 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab); Niger government, pump sales restriction, October 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Cash transport declaration
Joint order 00428 of September 21, 2026 requires companies to declare cash moves of 10 million CFA francs or more to the police, and bans them between banking centers.
What to do: Use bank transfers between cities with banks, and file the declaration form before any larger cash move elsewhere.
Sources: Finance ministry, cash transport communiqué, October 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab); Niger government, cash transport communiqué, September 2026 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Regional membership
Niger left ECOWAS on January 29, 2025, and ECOWAS asked members to keep applying its trade scheme to Niger's goods while terms are set.
What to do: Ask customs in the importing country which preference it applies to Niger's goods.
Source: ECOWAS Commission, withdrawal press statement, January 29, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Reserved sectors
The Investment Code applies to its listed activities whatever the investor's nationality, and no list of reserved sectors was found.
What to do: Ask ANPIPS whether your sector has separate licensing before you apply.
Source: ANPIPS, Investment Code provisions in force (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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Investment Code approvals
Since February 2025 ANPIPS is the only body handling approval requests, and benefits are granted by decree or ministerial order.
What to do: Prepare your file for ANPIPS and ask which regime fits your project size.
Sources: ANPIPS, Investment Code provisions in force (in French) (opens in a new tab); Niger, Ordinance 2025-04 amending Investment Code (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Withdrawal of Code benefits
In May 2025 the Council of Ministers withdrew Code benefits from two cement companies that had not carried out their approved programs.
What to do: Check the deadlines and commitments in your approval, because benefits can be withdrawn.
Source: Niger Council of Ministers communiqué, May 16, 2025 (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Currency and settlement
The Code guarantees free transfer of income and sale proceeds, but payments and transfers follow Niger's exchange regulation.
What to do: Ask your bank which exchange formalities apply to each transfer.
Source: ANPIPS, Investment Code provisions in force (in French) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
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Promote:Niger is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.
Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of October 31, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.